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Republican BS detector helps spot doublespeak

Republican BS Detector

Do you understand what Republicans really mean? Test yourself with this quiz. Doublespeak is language that deliberately obscures, disguises, distorts, or reverses the meaning of words. Doublespeak disguises the nature of the truth. It’s like FOX News claiming to be ‘Fair & Balanced‘ while spewing extreme right-wing talking points. Or Elon Musk claiming Twitter is a ‘public town square’ …

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Seven ways polling is manipulated

Seven ways polling is manipulated to produce bogus results

Political pollsters predicted a red wave (NYT). How did so many pollsters get it so wrong? “Polls have a number of limiting factors. Pollsters can’t know for certain if the people who answer the poll are representative of the population that will actually vote. Most pollsters end up making adjustments to match the expected composition …

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Learn to recognize Republican and FOX NEWS bullshit tricks

Test your BULLSHIT METER with this Mar-a-Lago quiz

How good is your bullshit meter? Find out with this quiz. “The real opposition is the media. And the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with shit”, said Steve Bannon. Flood the zone. Stink up the joint. “This is not about persuasion: This is about disorientation.” – CNN It helps to …

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